Future Intelligent
未来智能
Future Intelligent (未来智能) is a Chinese AI hardware company founded by CEO Ma Xiao in Hefei in 2022 — its core team came out of iFlytek, where they built smartphone AI assistants — focused on AI office hardware, with the iFlytek AI meeting earbuds (iFLYBUDS series) as its flagship product, combining a proprietary viaim AI engine with transcription, summarization, to-do extraction and simultaneous interpretation features . Backed by Qiming Venture Partners, which co-led its tens-of-millions-RMB Pre-A+ round in April 2025 and followed on in a nine-figure A round later that year — a third round in 2025 that brought in Ant Group and pushed its valuation near RMB 1 billion — the company reported several-hundred-million-RMB revenue, sustained profitability, and a million-level user base . In May 2026 it closed an A+ round and struck a strategic partnership with Transsion to co-develop next-generation AI Agent hardware for global markets, expanding beyond office scenarios .
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Qiming Weekly | Top 10 Updates from Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio Vol.16, May 12, 2026
Staying with you through milestone moments at Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
Qiming Venture Partners' Wang Shiyu: AI App Explosion Needs a Huge Business Model Overhaul
The real explosion of consumer-facing AI applications may require a massive shift in business models to make it happen.
Seven Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio Companies Named to Cyzone 100 Future Unicorns List
Uncovering the Forces of Business Transformation Over the Next 3–5 Years
Where Did the Money Go? Who's Still Writing Checks? A 2025 VC Debrief With Jing Liu
VC takes a certain amount of instinct.
Qiming Weekly | Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio News and Updates Vol. 40, 2025
Celebrating milestone moments with Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
Morning Star | Eight Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio Companies Named to QbitAI Research Institute's 2025Q3 AI 100 Product Rankings
The flagship product list represents the leading players in the current landscape, while the innovation product list spotlights the seed candidates poised for future markets. Together, these two lists — spanning from comprehensive strength to breakthrough potential — sketch out a more three-dimensional and authentic map of AI products, offering industry participants and observers a set of reference-worthy benchmarks.
Fresh off a nine-figure funding round, how does he plan to tackle the "impossible triangle" of AI hardware? | A conversation with Ma Xiao: Founder/CEO of Future Intelligent
"Only by doing what makes you happy can you unleash your full energy."
Fresh off a nine-figure funding round, how does he plan to crack the "impossible triangle" of AI hardware? | A conversation with Xiao Ma: Founder/CEO of iFLYTEK Future Intelligence
Qiming Venture Partners Weekly | Portfolio Company Funding and Updates Roundup Vol. 36, 2025
Celebrating milestone moments with Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
Q&A | Qiming Venture Partners' Wang Shiyu and Future Intelligent's Ma Xiao on Building Truly Valuable AI Hardware
In the large-model era, data accumulation and deep cultivation of vertical scenarios are the core moats for startups. Future Intelligent will build a "perception + workflow closed loop" office ecosystem through hardware entry points, forming differentiated competition with tech giants.
Qiming Venture Partners Weekly | Portfolio Companies Funding and Updates Vol. 29, 2025
Staying with you through the milestone moments of Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies.
Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio Companies Shine at 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference
As one of the most influential industry events in the global artificial intelligence sector, the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference took "Intelligent Era: Shared Responsibility for Our Planet" as its theme, continuing to serve its important roles as a "technology weathervane, application showcase, industry accelerator, and governance forum" — comprehensively presenting the latest developments in cutting-edge AI technology, industrial trends, and global governance practices.
Qiming View: Technology Grows Upward, Applications Take Root Downward — Releasing the AI Resonance Cycle and Top 10 AI Predictions for 2025
This year, AI has entered a "resonance cycle of technology and application." On one hand, the technology continues to grow rapidly upward with no obvious ceiling in sight. On the other hand, it has become "good enough" in terms of performance and cost for large-scale deployment to take root and grow solidly, like tree roots digging deep — creating massive value in the process.
Qiming Headlines | 2025 WAIC "Qiming Venture Partners · Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum—Venture Capital Ignites the AI Technology and Application Resonance Cycle" Successfully Held
From AI 1.0 to AI 2.0, Qiming Venture Partners has invested in over 100 AI projects, with portfolio companies spanning the entire AI industry chain. The firm has helped catalyze the rise of multiple sector-defining companies and stands as one of the most active and influential investment institutions in artificial intelligence across China and Asia.
Guest Lineup Revealed | Register Now for 2025 WAIC Qiming Venture Partners · Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum — Venture Capital Enters AI Technology and Application Resonance Cycle
This sub-forum will showcase and explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology and applications through the lens of innovation. Qiming Venture Partners will bring together leading scholars and top entrepreneurs in the field — from both the startup and investment perspectives — for four keynote speeches and four panel discussions.
Qiming Weekly | Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio News and Updates Vol. 17, 2025
Celebrating milestone moments with Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
Qiming Weekly | Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio Companies: Funding and Updates Vol. 15, 2025
Celebrating milestone moments with Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
Morning Star | Over 20 Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio Companies Named to 2025 China Future Unicorn Top 100 and Other Lists
The selection process isn't just a deep dive into innovative companies — it also gives investors a chance to spot potential winners.
Future Intelligent Raises Tens of Millions of RMB in Pre-A+ Round, Co-Led by Qiming Venture Partners
Future Intelligent focuses on R&D and scenario innovation for AI-powered office hardware.
Qiming Venture Partners Weekly | Portfolio News and Updates Vol. 14, 2025
Celebrating milestone moments with Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
Event Registration | Sept. 6, Zhongguancun — Join the TICLab Salon to Discuss Visions for AI Native Devices
Linear Capital director Zheng Can will attend the discussion.
Destruction Precedes Creation: Rebooting the Era of General Artificial Intelligence
On August 22, Chinese tech think tank *Jazzyear* hosted the "2023 Jazzyear Gravitational Force X Tech Industry Investment Conference" in Beijing. Dozens of industry leaders gathered to discuss cutting-edge topics, using AI and other hard-tech investments as a starting point to analyze emerging trends in the tech industry and explore new directions, opportunities, and futures for the sector. In 2023, generative AI led by ChatGPT has swept across the globe, ushering in a second wave of artificial intelligence.
